JokiñefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Jokin.
JǫkullmOld Norse Directly taken from Old Norse jǫkull "ice; icicle; glacier".
JolandmDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a masculinization of Jolanda, or a combination of a name starting with Jo- (such as Johan) with a name that contains the Germanic element lant meaning "land" (such as Roeland).
JóleánfMedieval Hungarian Derived from Hungarian jó "good" and leány "girl; daughter". This name has been considered to be the inspiration for András Dugonics' coinage of Jolánka.
JolinafDutch, German (Modern), Flemish (Rare) Contraction of names starting with the element Jo-, such as Johanna, and any name ending in -lina. The German pronunciation makes it likely that its use in Germany was also inspired by the English name Jolene.
JonidafAlbanian Of uncertain origin and derivation. Theories include a derivation from Deti Jon, the Albanian name for the Ionian Sea, ultimately derived from Albanian deti "the sea; the ocean" and jon "Ionian".
JonitafIndian An Indian name. A famous bearer is Jonita Gandhi, who is an Indo-Canadian singer. Her songs received appreciations in 2011, and were attracted to music composers of Bollywood.
Jonniem & fEnglish Variant spelling of Jonny in the case of most males. For females, it will most often be a diminutive form of names such as Joan 1 and Joanie.
JónvørfFaroese Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
JoobinfKorean From Sino-Korean 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," (ju) and 彬 meaning "shining; beautiful and flourishing, "彬 "cultivated, well-bred" (bin).
JoplinfEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Joplin. This is also the name of a city in Missouri, named for Reverend Harris G. Joplin, one of the first settlers.
JoralfmNorwegian The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse jorr "wild boar" or Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king". The second element is derived from Old Norse alfr meaning "elf". A known bearer of this name is Joralf Gjerstad (b... [more]
Jordenm & fDutch, English (Modern) English variant of Jordan and Dutch variant of Jordaan. The name is borne by Jorden van Foreest (b. 1999), a chess grandmaster who became the Dutch Chess Champion in 2016... [more]
JordisfGerman (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic) German variant of Jördis and Norwegian variant of Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element jor, derived from either Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king" or jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element dis, derived from either Old Norse dís "female deity; woman, lady" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
JorgiefEnglish Variant of Georgie. This name jumped in popularity in England & Wales in 2012 thanks to English actress Jorgie Porter (1987-), born Jorgina Alexandra Porter.
JorleymAfrican Name of African origin, meaning "peace".
JornetmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Old French jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day".
JorulfmNorwegian (Rare) Variant of Joralf, but with the second element from the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Jørundf & mNorwegian Previously a dialectal variant of Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [more]
JorūnėfLithuanian The name Jorūnė is a derivative of the Lithuanian word jorė, which means "greenery, spring greenery". In ancient Lithuanian mythology, Joris was the god of spring and the watchman of the earth.
JoshuafJapanese From Japanese 丈 (jo) meaning "height", 樹 (shu) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 也 (a) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Joshua.
JosmarmPortuguese (Brazilian) Contraction of JoséMaria, a compound name traditionally given in honour of the parents of Jesus. However, the initial syllable can also be taken from Josué; in such cases it is often formed from the names of the bearer's parents (i.e., Josué and Maria).
JosuahmEnglish (Rare, ?) Variant of Joshua used by the English poet Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618) who translated a scriptual epic written by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1544-1590) into English heroic couplets.
JoukenmJapanese From Japanese 常 (jou) meaning "constancy, continuance" combined with 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
JournafJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Norman jour "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus) (from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day") via Old French jor, jorn.
JoveigfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".
JovetafHistory Possibly related to Jovita or Iveta. This was the name of a 12th-century princess of the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, who, because she had been captured by Turks as a child, was considered too tainted to make a suitable marriage and was sent off to become abbess of the convent at Bethany... [more]
JoziasmDutch (Rare) Dutch variant spelling of Josias. A well-known bearer of this name is Jozias van Aartsen (b. 1947), the former Dutch minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.